Albion, nice and a reasonable amount of pocket locations

Completely get double zips for front chest zips and large bags but is the dual access advantage really that beneficial on smaller pockets? Not sure when getting in from the bottom would even be used?

Take my money already!

You take out the supplied pull on the lower zip and loop it to the upper zip. The upper zip is now twice as easy to pull up and the bottom much harder, therefore eliminating this nearly non-existent problem

….We have a new rain jacket coming with a feature, working title triple zip …

(Inserts cat/pigeons gif and runs away)

Zips all the way down please

Will the new zoa light have the same showerproof but not waterproofness but still windproof ?

reject modernity, embrace tradition.

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Has anyone experimented with removing the waist cinch / adjusters on the their insulated gilet or jacket? The fit on both is perfect so the adjusters are redundant. I've not done it yet though as I'm afraid it will somehow disassemble on me or make it fit funny if I cut them off.

You become a roadie weight-weenie?

Always has been

They just rub a little bit! I am not lashing out at the fixie scene just because I bought an overpriced bike!

@Chopsicle - when does the new season drop?

And how sweaty is the lightweight insulated jacket?

Plus i hope your feeling better.

Things I don't need but would be real nice now it is (momentarily) warmer..

A thin, windproof hooded jacket for spring/autumn, cycing fit with handy pockets but casual enough for the pub (like the Zoa stuff). About the thickness of a Patagonia Houdini with the stretch and fit of an Arc'teryx Atom sl. Two way zip.

https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/tachyon-parka/

I have a Rab Windveil that gets this use

I got one of these and it's excellent. If Albion ever made something similar I'd snap it up.

https://www.stifmtb.com/products/fox-ranger-wind-pullover-black-22?variant=40997383962735&currency=GBP&msclkid=236acff6117411b6a0cdac03dd10f582

Very pleased with my ‘insulted’ gilet :)

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I for one, feel personally insulated.

This^ is amazing. Well spotted. ...heard that conspiracy theory about Starbucks spelling names wrong so they get posted on social?

@Bossman sorry for delay, pinning down some dates for you best I can;

• AP1: this Thursday*
  
• Lightweight Zoa Jackets (mens, womens): March 30th
  
• Rain jacket (with the triple zip - details coming soon): April (TBC)
  
• SS23 first wave: April 18th
  
  

@pacef8 thank you - yes, much better, thank you although still feel it in my side after exercise. Have some news on the incident, but will post details once its over.

@spinnnout not for a while yet, but a more casual gilet-type product is in the pipe (finished, ready to go), with the natural progression into a hooded, jacket version - I'll be pushing for this too!

*a collection of ideas that I/we've been refining for a while (zero-waste concept, minimal-seam construction, made-in-SE8) that came together in a platform to utilise a new Pertex fabric.

Taht's not a consipracy
@Chopiscle

What’s in the AP1 collection?

Gotta give some praise for the Zoa insulated again, really helds its own today against a pretty grim commute. Made cycling home a real pleasure compared to cramming onto the Victoria line this evening.

A windjacket (S, M, L w/ micro-musette) and a lightweight shoulder bag
https://www.albioncycling.com/2023/03/albion-x-pertex-ap1/